Pirates of the Caribbean PARIS Ride | UNIQUE Ending! | Better than California Version

I like the fact that the ride ends with the skeleton cave, almost as though it brings us the implied fates of all of the pirates present during the battle that riders have just witnessed.

The order of events are odd, but there are some good ideas here: 1. The graveyard of ships at the beginning; 2. Plunging directly into the cannon fire scene; 3. The plunge and explosion at the end. Had this been preceded by the pirate shootout in the gunpowder storage it would have been brilliant.

Paris is more tropical and has enlarged scenes but lacks the moodiness and spookiness of California.

Having the skeletons at the beginning or the end? Which is better? I think that’s a subjective question. They both have pros and cons. What puts California’s ride over Paris is the ceiling (believe it or not). Hear me out: The ceiling in Paris is a series of hanging baffles that are supposed to muffle sounds from different scenes bleeding into each other. The problem is that they are very visible. Even if you’re not looking directly at them you know they’re there. This hits people at an unconscious level, taking them out of the immersive feeling of the scenes. In California, the ceiling is just a smooth surface painted matte black. It does a much better job of giving you the feeling of being outdoors. This one thing makes a BIG difference to the experience.

I rode this last Sunday before it closed on Monday for its refurb! The queue was a 5 or 10 minute wait all day, my girlfriend and I were the only ones in the boat one of the rides! Excellent ride!!

ive ridden all the classic pirates rides and this one is by far the best you cant really compare any of them to shanghais pirates ride as its a completely different concept

The pirates speaking french did it for me! ❤😂

Really good camera work plus clarity in low lighting situations. Much appreciated 🙏

I swear that the Barbossa animatronic at the end is supposed to have dialogue, not just laugh

Love the sword fighting guys even though they weren't working properly but that's what we've come to expect from Disney now.

Love the vibe of this one.

I went to Disneyland Paris for the first time last November, honestly I really like this version over the ones in the US because of the order of events/sequence of rooms, it’s very very cool and tells a better story

Compared to the current L.A. version. ... perhaps. Nothing though can compare to the O.G. version when the boats ahead and behind were empty, and it's just me soaking up magic. 🖖☠👍

Loooove the restaurant that overlooks the ride!

I have to say I like the drops being right away in the California version/being in the dark/going through the cavern. It kind of feels like you're entering through a portal into the pirate world, whereas in this version the drops feel more gimmicky. I love the additions to the first room though.

I have always thought of this as Pirates in reverse

loved this version when i went to paris last year !

Would love to check out this one if I ever go to Disneyland Paris!

Love this ride!

The best version of the classic ride!